Law Admissions Consultative Committee (LACC)

The Law Admissions Consultative Committee's (LACC's) main role is to forge consensus on admission and admission-related matters nationally, between the bodies represented by its members. 

The LACC comprises a Chair, the Hon Justice Francois Kunc and 11 members. The members include one person nominated by the Chief Justice of each State and Territory, a nominee of the Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD), a nominee of the Australasian Professional Legal Education Community (APLEC) and a nominee of the Law Council of Australia (LCA). The LACC reports to the Council of Chief Justices of Australia and New Zealand (CCJ), which appoints the Chair. The LACC is not a committee of the CCJ or of the Legal Services Council. The Legal Services Council provides secretariat services to the LACC.

The current members of the LACC and their nominating states or entities are:

• Mr Peter Garrisson AM SC (ACT)
• The Hon Justice Anthony Payne (NSW)
• Associate Justice Vince Luppino (NT)
• Mr Greg Moroney (QLD)
• The Hon Justice Christopher Bleby (SA)
• The Hon Justice Robert Pearce (TAS)  
• The Hon David Habersberger KC (VIC)
• The Hon Justice Matthew Howard (WA)
• Associate Professor Vedna Jivan (APLEC)
• Professor Nick James (CALD)
• Ms Juliana Warner (LCA)

This site includes the following documents developed by the LACC:

• LACC Charter (PDF, 15.8 KB)
• LACC Strategic Plan 2024-2025 (PDF, 131.7 KB)
• Documents about accreditation
  • Accreditation Standards for Australian Law Courses (PDF, 162.3 KB)
  • Suggested protocols for accreditation reviews (PDF, 154.8 KB)
  • Statement on Statutory Interpretation (PDF, 16.7 KB)
• Documents about current admission policies:
  • Uniform Principles for Assessing Qualifications of Overseas Applicants for Admission to the Australian Legal Profession (PDF, 436.6 KB) 
  • Guidelines for Interpreting Overseas Marks and Grades Aug 2019 (PDF, 98.2 KB)  
    
  • Background Paper on Admission Requirements Oct 2010 (PDF, 93.2 KB)
    
  • English Proficiency Guidelines (PDF, 69.5 KB)
    
  • Disclosure Guidelines (PDF, 218.6 KB)
  • Model Admission Rules 2015 (PDF, 378.2 KB)
  • Prescribed Academic Areas of Knowledge (revised Dec 2016) (PDF, 85.5 KB)
  • Statement on Duration of Law Courses (PDF, 12.8 KB)
• Documents about practical legal training (PLT)
  
  • PLT Competency Standards for Entry-Level Lawyers revised Oct 2017 (PDF, 250.7 KB)
    
  • Guiding Principles for Integrating Academic and PLT Courses (PDF, 113.9 KB)
    
  • Uniform Standards for PLT Courses and Providers (PDF, 311.9 KB)
    
  • Standards for PLT Workplace Experience (PDF, 156.5 KB)

The LSC holds and can provide on request, the LACC historical documents including discussion papers, proposals and submissions, and those regarding a limited 2015 review of the academic areas of knowledge required for admission. 

Neither the LSC's Admissions Committee nor the LACC processes applications for admission to the legal profession. All enquiries about admission should be directed to the admitting authority of the relevant state or territory.